1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 272及答案与解析 PART A Directions: For Questions 1-5, you will hear a conversation. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twi
2、ce. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 PART B Directions: For Questions 6-10, you will hear a passage. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below. 6 PART C Directions: You will he
3、ar three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear eac
4、h piece ONLY ONCE. 11 How many people applied but didnt run the race? （ A） 16,000. （ B） 10,000. （ C） 67000 （ D） 54000 12 Which of the following is NOT true? （ A） Most competitors did not finish the race within two hours. （ B） Most competitors were interested in the race. （ C） Most competitors were t
5、rying to run as fast as they could （ D） Most competitors wanted to know if they could run 26 miles. 13 Where did one of the runners fall down? （ A） 50 meters from the end. （ B） 15 meters from the end. （ C） 10 meters from the end. （ D） 5 meters from the end. 14 Which of the following is covered in BC
6、D International programs? （ A） Interviews with radio producers. （ B） A large variety of pop songs. （ C） News from the music library. （ D） Stories about the good old days. 15 Which program gives us the ideas behind the pop songs? （ A） The History of Pop. （ B） The Road to Music. （ C） Pop Words. （ D） A
7、bout the Big Hits. 16 For native speakers understanding English pop songs is （ A） effortless. （ B） impossible. （ C） difficult. （ D） unnecessary. 17 Why did Jane want to go back to work? （ A） Because she was bored with her husband. （ B） Because she would like to help with the family s finances. （ C）
8、Because she was offered a good job. （ D） Because she was bored with her children. 18 How did Jane spend her days before she went back to work? （ A） Watching TV. （ B） Taking good care of her husband. （ C） Doing housework. （ D） Reading newspaper. 19 Between whom did the problem arise when Jane went ba
9、ck to work? （ A） Jane and the children. （ B） Jane and Bill. （ C） Bill and the children. （ D） Jane and the neighbour. 20 What does the story try to tell us? （ A） Parents should take good care of their children. （ B） Man and wife should share household duties. （ C） Women should never have their own ca
10、reers. （ D） Women should do all the housework. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and
11、the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much has happened【 C1】 _. As was discussed before , it was not【 C2】 _the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic【 C3】 _, following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the【 C4】 _of the periodical. It
12、was during the same time that the communications revolution【 C5】 _up, beginning with transport, the railways and leading【 C6】 _through the telegraph, the telephone, radio and motion pictures【 C7】 _the 20th century world of the motor car and the airplane. Not everyone sees that process in【 C8】 _. It
13、is important to do so. It is generally recognized,【 C9】 _, that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century,【 C10】 _by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process,【 C11】 _its impact on the media was not immediately【 C12】 _. As time went by,
14、computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became personal too, as well as【 C13】 _, with display becoming sharper and storage【 C14】 _increasing. They were thought of, like people, 【 C15】 _generations, with the distance between generations much【 C16】 _. It was within the computer age that t
15、he term information society began to be widely used to describe the【 C17】 _within which we now live. The communications revolution has【 C18】 _both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been【 C19】 _views about its economic, political, social and cultural
16、 implications. Benefits have been weighed【 C20】_harmful outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult. 21 【 C1】 （ A） between （ B） before （ C） since （ D） later 22 【 C2】 （ A） after （ B） by （ C） during （ D） until 23 【 C3】 （ A） means （ B） method （ C） medium （ D） measure 24 【 C4】 （ A） process （ B）
17、company （ C） light （ D） form 25 【 C5】 （ A） gathered （ B） speeded （ C） worked （ D） picked 26 【 C6】 （ A） on （ B） out （ C） over （ D） off 27 【 C7】 （ A） of （ B） for （ C） beyond （ D） into 28 【 C8】 （ A） concept （ B） dimension （ C） effect （ D） perspective 29 【 C9】 （ A） indeed （ B） hence （ C） however （ D） th
18、erefore 30 【 C10】 （ A） brought （ B） followed （ C） stimulated （ D） characterized 31 【 C11】 （ A） unless （ B） since （ C） lest （ D） although 32 【 C12】 （ A） apparent （ B） desirable （ C） negative （ D） plausible 33 【 C13】 （ A） institutional （ B） universal （ C） fundamental （ D） instrumental 34 【 C14】 （ A） a
19、bility （ B） capability （ C） capacity （ D） faculty 35 【 C15】 （ A） by means of （ B） in terms of （ C） with regard to （ D） in line with 36 【 C16】 （ A） deeper （ B） fewer （ C） nearer （ D） smaller 37 【 C17】 （ A） context （ B） range （ C） scope （ D） territory 38 【 C18】 （ A） regarded （ B） impressed （ C） influe
20、nced （ D） effected 39 【 C19】 （ A） competitive （ B） controversial （ C） distracting （ D） irrational 40 【 C20】 （ A） above （ B） upon （ C） against （ D） with Part B Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET
21、1. 40 Parents now have a popular belief that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, greatly different ideas about how to teach it or how much priority(优先 )it must be given o
22、ver general language development and writing ability. The problem is that how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling. If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teachers interest, clearly a bright chil
23、d will be likely to “play safe“. He will be prone to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to a-void adventurous language. Thats why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability. I was once shocked to read on the bot
24、tom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience : “ This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible(难以辨认的 ). “It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher w
25、ho had omitted to read the essay, which included some beautiful expressions of the childs deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centred on the childs ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pu
26、pil more motivation(动力 )to seek improvement. 41 Teachers are different in their opinions about_. （ A） the difficulties in teaching spelling （ B） the role of spelling in general language development （ C） the complexities of the basic writing skills （ D） the necessity of teaching spelling 42 The expre
27、ssion“play safe“probably means_. （ A） to write carefully （ B） to do as teachers say （ C） to use dictionaries frequently （ D） to avoid using words one is not sure of 43 Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that_. （ A） students will be able to express their ideas more freely （ B） students wil
28、l have more confidence in writing （ C） teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes （ D） students will learn to be independent of teachers 44 The writer seems to think that the teachers judgement on that sensitive piece of writing is_. （ A） unfair （ B） reasonable （ C） foolish （ D） careless
29、 45 The major point discussed in the passage is_. （ A） the importance of developing writing skills （ B） the complexities of spelling （ C） the correct way of marking compositions （ D） the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition 45 In the 1960s the West Coast became an important
30、 center for rock music. Los Angeles and Southern California are famous for sunshine and surfing. There, a quieter kind of rock called surf rock became famous. The Beach Boys sang songs like “Surfin U. S. A. “ , “California Girls“ and “Fun, Fun, Fun“. These songs made people dream about the good life
31、 in California. San Francisco was a center for young people and rock music in the late 1960s. This was the time of the Vietnam War, student protest, hippies, and drugs. Hippies talked about love and peace. They wore brightly colored clothes and had long hair. They listened to rock and folk-rock musi
32、c. Drugs were a serious problem during that time. The deaths of three young rock stars, Janis Jo-pling, Jim Morrison and the great guitar player Jimi Hendrix were all related to drugs. Not all of the rock musicians came from California or the U. S. A. . That was the time of the great British rock gr
33、oups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. British rock musicians had a very important place in the rock music of the 1960s in America. Another kind of softer rock music was created by the singers. Singers like Joni Mitchell and James Taylor wrote their own lyrics and their own music. Their songs
34、 were about love and friendship, good and bad times. In the 1960s big rock concerts were very welcomed by everyone. The most famous concert was Woodstock. In 1969 in New York State, a million young people came together to hear the rock stars. This peaceful Woodstock concert was the most important mu
35、sical event of the 1960s. After World War II a great number of black people moved from the South to the big industrial cities like New York, Detroit, and Philadelphia. Many black people lived in poor parts of the city such as Harlem in New York. Musicians wrote and sang about life in the big cities.
36、 Life was difficult but music and dancing made it a little easier. Popular black music had a strong beat for dancing. At first this music was called rhythm and blues. The 1960s called it soul. In Detroit, a black musician named Berry Gordy set up an all black record company. It was called Motown. Mo
37、town or motor town is another name for Detroit, where cars are made. Most of the famous soul musicians like the Supremes, the Temptations, and the Jackson Five recorded with Motown. 46 Where in the United States did pop music first emerge? （ A） The West. （ B） New York. （ C） The South. （ D） San Franc
38、isco. 47 What was the war affair in late 1960s that made many American young people love to take up pop music? （ A） The Korean War. （ B） The Word War II. （ C） The Vietnam War. （ D） The Gulf War. 48 The term “Hippies“ refers to_. （ A） three young rock stars （ B） four Liverpool boys （ C） the rock grou
39、p of the Rolling Stones （ D） the lost generation 49 American rock music of the 1960s was greatly influenced by_. （ A） American country music （ B） British rock music （ C） Hollywood film music （ D） the Hippies 50 How did the black people feel about the pop music in the 1960s? （ A） Terrible. （ B） Humil
40、iating. （ C） Enjoyable. （ D） Holy. 50 No company likes to be told it is contributing to the moral decline of a nation. “ Is this what you like to accomplish with your careers?“ an American senator asked Time Warner executives recently. “ You have sold your souls, but must you corrupt our nation and
41、threaten our children as well?“ At Time Warner, however, such questions are simply the latest manifestation of the soul-searching that has involved the company ever since the company was born in 1990. Its a self-examination that has, at different times, involved issues of responsibility, creative fr
42、eedom and the corporate bottom line. At the core of this debate is chairman Gerald Levin, 56, who took over from the late Steve Ross in the early 1990s. On the financial front, Levin is under pressure to raise the stock price and reduce the companys mountainous debt, which will increase to $ 17.3 bi
43、llion after two new cable deals close. He has promised to sell off some of the property and restructure the company, but investors are waiting impatiently. The flap over rap is not making life any easier for him. Levin has consistently defended the companys rap music on the grounds of expression. In
44、 1992, when Time Warner was under fire for releasing Ice-Ts violent rap song Cop Killer, Levin described rap as a lawful expression of street culture, which deserves an outlet. “ The test of any democratic society, “ he wrote in a Wall Street Journal column, “ lies not in how well it can control exp
45、ression but in whether it gives freedom of thought and expression the widest possible latitude, however disputable or irritating the results may sometimes be. We wont retreat when we face any threats. Levin would not comment on the debate last week, but there were signs that the chairman was backing
46、 off his hard-line stand, at least to some extent. During the discussion of rock singing verses at last months stockholders meeting, Levin asserted that “music is not the cause of societys ills “and even cited his son, a teacher in the Bronx, New York, who uses rap to communicate with students. But
47、he talked as well about the “balanced struggle“between creative freedom and social responsibility, and he proclaimed that the company would launch a drive to develop standards for distribution and labeling of potentially objectionable music. The 15-member Time Warner board is generally supportive of
48、 Levin and his corporate strategy. But insiders say some of them have shown their concerns in this matter. “Some of us have known for many, many years that the freedoms under the First Amendment are not totally unlimited, “says Luce. “I think it is perhaps the case that some people associated with t
49、he company have only recently come to realize this. 51 An American senator criticized Time Warner for_. （ A） its raising of the corporate stock price （ B） its self-examination of the soul （ C） its neglect of social responsibility （ D） its emphasis on creative freedom 52 The word “flap“(Para. 3)here means “_“. （ A） controversy （ B） fear （ C） disaster （ D） solution 53 In 1992, Time Warner caused public outrage because it_.
